Abtin Yazdani, EE, MBA

Experience

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  Southern California Edison (SCE)

  Apr 1996 - Jul 2022

  • Managed the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) version 5 compliance program at Transmission and Distribution Business Unit at Southern California Edison. This involves leading a large team of expert in developing policies, procedures and controls necessary to complying with CIP V5 of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).• Responsible for managing several high profile multi-million dollar Enterprise-wide initiatives including ERP (SAP), Smart-Grid, Outage Management and GIS systems. • Responsible for managing several high profile Strategy initiatives within Southern California Edison. This involved development and delivery of the project vision, roadmap and business case to senior executives and treasurers for the purpose of garnering funding and approvals.• Managed the successful implementation of several complex software projects, with the intent to automate the existing work processes and reducing the cost of operation and improve safety and productivity of the organization.• Proven success in managing product vendors, cross functional teams, and a multi diverse technical staff while establishing and maintaining a cost effective resource allocations and staffing levels. Show less Manage full-time employees responsible for processing Grid Interconnection applications and contracts for large renewable customers. Balance workloads to meet targets without overtaxing employees. Employed multiple process improvement initiatives within department to achieve operational efficiencies. Assessed, optimized and elevated operations to target current and expected demands. Assigned tasks based on operational needs and individual strengths. Enforced departmental policies, procedures and state and federal laws. Hired, trained, and coached employees to deliver quality products and top quartile customer service. Show less

  • Senior Manager - Grid Interconnections

    Jul 2018 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Project Manager

    Apr 1996 - Jul 2018